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to us when we wholeheartedly accept God’s principle of benevolence—
consent in all things to obey the leadings of His Holy Spirit.
Train for Missionary Service—Our institutions should be mis-
sionary agencies in the highest sense, and true missionary work always
begins with those nearest. In every institution there is missionary work
to be done. From the manager to the humblest worker, all should feel
a responsibility for the unconverted among their own number. They
should put forth earnest effort to bring them to Christ. As the result
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of such effort many will be won and will become faithful and true in
service to God.
As our publishing houses take upon themselves a burden for mis-
sionary fields, they will see the necessity of providing for a broader
and more thorough education of workers. They will realize the value
of their facilities for this work and will see the need of qualifying the
workers, not merely to build up the work within their own borders, but
to give efficient help to institutions in new fields.
God designs that our publishing houses shall be successful edu-
cating schools, both in business and in spiritual lines. Managers and
workers are ever to keep in mind that God requires perfection in all
things connected with His service. Let all who enter our institutions
to receive instruction understand this. Let opportunity be given for
all to acquire the greatest possible efficiency. Let them become ac-
quainted with different lines of work so that, if called to other fields,
they will have an all-round training and thus be qualified to bear varied
responsibilities.
Apprentices should be so trained that, after the necessary time spent
in the institution, they can go forth prepared to take up intelligently
the different lines of printing work, giving momentum to the cause
of God by the best use of their energies and capable of imparting to
others the knowledge they have received.
All the workers should be impressed with the fact that they are
not only to be educated in business lines, but to become qualified to
bear spiritual responsibilities. Let every worker be impressed with the
importance of a personal connection with Christ, a personal experience
of His power to save. Let the workers be educated as were the youth in
the schools of the prophets. Let their minds be molded by God through
His appointed agencies. All should receive a training in Bible lines,
should be rooted and grounded in the principles of truth, that they may